The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-26

ERxrsr ecuoELSzs. now - Au Sable,
Mich. tells . frightful story Of slavery and
ill-treatment In Yucatan.
The lady recently arrested q cowes,
Isle Of Wight, - : dynamiter, now wants
damages for Il.
TINE Pennsylvania Republican State con
vention, ON the 18th, nominated w. b. Hart
Tor State Treasurer. Henry w. Williams
for Supreme Judge, and adopted plat
form. one feature Of which Il Endorsement
Of Blaine.
THE President has recognized FREDERICK
II. Baelen ~ Counsel-G General of Chilli In
the United States.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has decided that
Congress should b. called upon 70 decide
whether or not the famous old battle-ship
Hartford shall be repaired or turned into
junk.
THE offers Tor the sale Of four and one.
half per cent. bonds to the Government
received at the Treasury Department
amount 70 &, 236, 80. The rates ranged
from 500 TO $il0. The majority were Of
fered At the latter figure.
TWELVE hundred and fifty members Of
German war veterans associations arrived
q Metz on the nth and proceeded TO the
battle-nelds q 1870, where they decorated
the graves Of their slain comrades.
CHARLRs PAGE. who swindled the
Jacques Cartier Bank ~ Montreal, Can,
out Of So, 900, was arrested on the evening
OF the 10th ~ Versailles, Que, about
eighteen miles from the border line. All
the money was found in his possession.
CHARLEY PARKER, the cowboy who
robbed Paymaster Bush, Of the United
States army, Of 5000 at Hay Springs In
February last, was captured on the 18th at
Candy, N. Y, by the sheriff OF Logan
County. He had 81 100 on his person.
IT has just been learned that package
sent from Omaha by the Pacific Express
ON the 18th. was lost between Green River,
Wyoming, and Pocatslli, Idaho, contain
ing 1000 8 bills. II was stolen from the
car. No clew. The employees are not sus-
pected.
IT Is again reported. TO the French Gov
eminent this time, that Stanley has been
deserted by his escort and killed by natives
in Africa.
SHERIFF CHARLES LYNCH of Alpena,
Mich, died ON the nth at the Detroit
Sanitarium from . shot-wound in the leg,
inflicted by the notorious "Blinkey" Nor
gan. Sheriff Lynch planned and carried
out the scheme to capture "Blinkey" Nor
gan and others, alleged TO be the murder
ers Of Detective Hulligan, Of Cleveland.
THE Western Passenger Association met
at Chicago on the 18th and decided 10 ad-
here to the rate for the Grand Army re-
union at st. Louis next month At single
fare on roads west and northwest Of Mis-
souri, river, as already agreed upon. The
roads from Chicago to st. Louis will make
q rate OF one cent, TO meet the rate fixed
by the Central Traffic Association.
The German agent at Sofia has been in
structed to continue administrative rela-
tions with the Bulgarian Government, but
to avoid any thing OF q nature that might
lead Prince Ferdinand to suppose that
Germany was holding official relations with
him. The French consuls in Bulgaria have
been instructed to discontinue even bust
ness relations with the government.
The property Of the defunct National
Opera Company was sold under mort
gage Of foreclosure on the 18th, at the Oak
land Skating Rink, Jersey City, where the
goods had been stored. The attachment
was made by Mrs. Thurber for 81, 5000
The property was valued At $4,000, and
consisted Of scenery Of . number OF well
| known operas and other articles connect
| de Herewith. The bidding was very light
| THE Presidents journey westward has
crystalized definitely enough to permit I
positive statement that he will leav'
Washington for st. Louis direct abou
| the 30th Of September, making no stop
pages BY the way. He will be presen
| in st. Louis on the day named for tn
| Vailed Prophets parade. From 81
Louis he will 90 direct to Chicago, travel
| ing probably by night, which was not hi
| first intention. He expects 70 reach Chi
cago on October 5. The President has moi
vet determined whether he will be able =
pay visit to indianapolis.